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Tackling Islamophobia: A ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Man’s Story Of Transformation

Hate drives people to do unspeakable things but how often do these stories end in forgiveness and friendship?

This hour, Ted Hakey Jr. and Zahir Mannan join us. The two men met after Hakey shot his rifle into Mannan’s place of worship — the Ahmaddiya Baitul Amman Mosque in Meriden in 2015.

Hakey pled guilty to a hate crime and served six months in prison. We hear about why these two men are now friends and their message to others.

And later, we get reaction to President Trump’s . An active duty transgender soldier from New England gives us her take. What do you think about the President’s decision, announced in a series of Tweets?

And still no budget at the state Capitol. WNPR’s Harriet Jones explains how ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø’s wealthy hedge funds view the fiscal crisis in Hartford.

GUESTS:

  • Ted Hakey Jr. - Former Marine, ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø resident
  • Zahir Mannan - Outreach Director for the   
  • Patricia King - Infantry Staff Sergeant in the at Fort Lewis, Washington State
  • Leo Shane III - for Military Times
  • Harriet Jones - at WNPR

Join the conversation on and .

Chion Wolf contributed to this show.

Lucy leads ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø's strategies to deeply connect and build collaborations with community-focused organizations across the state.

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SOMOS CONNECTICUT es una iniciativa de ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø, la emisora local de NPR y PBS del estado, que busca elevar nuestras historias latinas y expandir programación que alza y informa nuestras comunidades latinas locales. Visita CTPublic.org/latino para más reportajes y recursos. Para noticias, suscríbase a nuestro boletín informativo en ctpublic.org/newsletters.

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